My favorite wildflower is flowering now. 
Impatiens capensis, jewelweed aka “touch me not” (the seed pods explode if you touch them)
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@plants@a.gup.pe this is a video of the seed pod exploding. You’re welcome 
@jblue @plants It’s mechanically like a catapult. “Dehiscence took 4.2+/-0.4 ms (mean +/-SEM, n=13). The estimated efficiency with which energy was transferred to the seeds was low (0.51+/-0.26%, mean +/-SEM, n=13). The mean seed launch angle (17.4+/-5.2, mean +/-SEM, n=45) fell within the range predicted by a ballistic model to maximize dispersal distance.”
The mechanics of explosive seed dispersal in orange jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) (Hayashi et al, 2009)
@Cozy @plants@a.gup.pe smol but fierce 
@Carolee @plants@a.gup.pe I’m afraid to ask… refrigerator biscuits… abject terror? What’s in those biscuits?
@Carolee so many great memories of those as a kid. We got the green Hungry Jack brand usually 